Breast milk is the best food for babies. But upon reaching a certain age, the child must be gradually accustomed to regular food. Porridge, depending on the recommendations of the pediatrician, can be both the first and second complementary foods. Cooking porridge for babies requires certain rules.
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Instructions
Step 1
When preparing porridge for a very young child, use cereal flour. To do this, wash the usual cereals, sort and grind in a thoroughly washed coffee grinder or crush in a mortar.
Step 2
You can also boil porridge from cereals, but first boil it in water or vegetable broth. Before this, the cereal must also be sorted out and rinsed well.
Step 3
Take the required amount of cereal flour and water. If you are just starting to introduce porridge into your child's diet, take 1 teaspoon of chopped cereal and 100 milliliters of cold water. Use a measuring container. If you don't have one, an ordinary faceted glass will help you - its volume up to the rim is 200 milliliters, which means you need ½ glass of water. Mix everything thoroughly and put on low heat. Cook until tender, stirring constantly.
Step 4
After a few days, boil the porridge in milk. Boil the milk and pour the cooked cereal into it. Cook the porridge for 5-7 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly. Then rub the porridge through a sieve, put it back on the fire and bring to a boil. The finished porridge should be slightly thicker than breast milk. Do not add salt, sugar and oil to the porridge.
Step 5
After 2 weeks of feeding the baby a thin porridge, start cooking it thicker. To do this, take 2 teaspoons of cereal flour per 100 milliliters of milk. Rub the prepared porridge through a sieve and add a little butter.
Step 6
Spoon your baby with porridge. At the beginning of complementary foods, give 1 teaspoon, gradually increasing the dose. After breastfeeding, latch your baby to your breast. Gradually, porridge should replace one of the feedings, but in any case, be sure to give the baby a drink after eating.
Step 7
Try to cook cereals every day from different cereals. Do not feed your baby too much rice porridge, as it can cause constipation.
